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A Spotlight on 10 Top Impact Investors Driving Social Change

NXUnite

It was founded as part of a United Nations initiative in 2001 as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investment worldwide. Since 2001, they’ve invested in mission-driven solutions and now have $3.1 That makes it an impact investment pioneer. billion in assets related to impact strategies.

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You’ve Got to Read This: January 18, 2011

Reid All About it

Manila protest January 2001 ~ flickr photo by M.a.c.a.r.o.n.i. He prefers an “environmental” approach using social media as “long-term tools that can strengthen civil society and the public sphere,” a role that media has played throughout history — providing access to conversation.

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Could Membership Software Really Help Your Small Staff Association?

MemberClicks

organized Give you the ability to send emails and contact members Track historical data like join date, renew date, payment info, communication preferences, etc. The Stats: Perfect for non-profits and volunteer organizations Founded in 2001 Joined the PersoniFam in 2017 4.5 When is your small staff ready for software?

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Amid Rural Broadband Weak Spots, Nonprofits Offer Last-Mile Help

Associations Now

Eden Housing, which builds and maintains affordable housing for lower-income families, found acquiring broadband was a financial hardship for residents, so it’s taking steps to provide it themselves through a program called Communities Wired! Native Americans are another group with limited access to decent internet connections.

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The Safest Time in Human History

Virtual

While there is still no substitute for face-to-face interaction, our client associations increasingly leverage communication, social networking and collaboration technologies to fill in the gaps between meetings. When we started implementing online collaboration solutions in 2001, they were expensive. But not so any more.

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Report: Terror Risk Tops Safety Concerns for Business Travelers

Associations Now

London, New York, and Paris as “safe” or “very safe,” even though each has experienced at least one terror attack since 2001. More than half of respondents rated Washington, DC., “Keeping travelers safe on the road is a prime responsibility for travel professionals,” he wrote.

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What fundraisers Need To Know About Next Era of Digital Technology

Beth Kanter

Yes, I walked onto the stage for the closing plenary at the Festival del Fundraising wearing an astronaut suit (that included a GivingTuesday sticker ), to the theme of 2001 Space Odyssey, speaking Italian (poorly), with Marcelo Iniarra (creative concept was his idea) and shared some insights about the new ecosystem for fundraisers.